在COVID-19大流行背景下利用移动过量反应服务 (MORS) 弥合减少危害的差距:一项定性研究
Boogyung Seo1, William Rioux1, Nathan Rider2
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
概括
移动过量反应服务 (MORS) 为在COVID-19期间使用物质的人提供了虚拟监督,在服务有限时提供减少危害. 尽管存在隐私问题,MORS帮助减少了单身物质使用和隔离造成的伤害.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行加剧了使用物质 (PWUS) 的人面临的挑战.
- 减少危害服务,包括监督消费地点 (SCS),因公共卫生措施而面临运营中断.
- 现有的减少危害策略不足以满足所有PWUS在疫情期间的需求.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间检查PWUS的移动过量反应服务 (MORS) 的作用和看法.
- 了解MORS如何在与流行病相关的服务限制中解决未满足的减少伤害需求.
- 探索参与者对MORS作为公共卫生干预措施的观点.
主要方法:
- 与各种利益相关者进行了59次半结构面试:PWUS,医疗保健提供者,减少伤害工作者,MORS运营商和公众.
- 采用感应性主题分析,以基础理论为指导,以确定关键主题.
- 专注于在COVID-19大流行背景下对MORS的看法及其对减少危害的影响.
主要成果:
- 参与者将MORS视为一种可接受的策略,以减轻单身物质使用的危害,并减少因社交距离造成的隔离.
- 疫情增加了MORS在获取危害减轻服务方面的感知效用.
- 确定了与MORS相关的关于个人隐私和机密性的持续担忧.
结论:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,MORS被认为是一种有价值的补充服务,解决了PWUS在COVID-19大流行期间的关键未满足需求.
- 在公共卫生危机中,MORS显示出作为一种可适应的减少危害的工具的潜力.
- 进一步考虑隐私和机密性对于MORS的持续实施至关重要.
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